INTO DISREPAIR SINCE, HURRICANE KATRINA HIT THE AREA MORE THAN 8 YEARS AGO. IT'S GOLF COURSE -- CLOSED... MANY HOMES, ABANDONED. TOMORROW, VOTERS WILL DECIDE IF THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE GATED COMMUNITY WILL PAY SUBSTANTIALLY MORE IN PROPERTY TAXES. IT'S AN IDEA SOME PEOPLE ARE SO OPPOSED TO, THEY'RE TAKING LEGAL ACTION. WDSU NEWS REPORTER TRAVERS MACKEL IS LIVE WITH A STORY ALL NEW AT 6. THIS LAWSUIT FILED LATE LAST MONTH BY A GROUP CALLED 'CONCERNED CITIZENS OF EASTOVER' AIMS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE AREN'T FORCED TO PAY A PREMIUM -- WHILE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD STRUGGLES WITH THE VERY BASICS. THE SIGN STILL HANGS OUT THE CLUB HOUSE AT EAST OVER GOLF CLUB ... BUT THE BUILDING IS A GUTTED SHELL. IT'S LOOKED LIKE THIS FOR YEARS -- A HOLLOW REMINDER OF THE AMENITIES THAT ATTRACTED PEOPLE TO THIS AREA WHEN IT WAS DEVELOPED IN THE LATE 1980'S. NO CLUB SWIMMING POOL, NO MORE TENNIS COURTS ... THIS IS WHERE THE RESTAURANT ONCE STOOD AND THE GOLF COURSE IS AN OVERGROWN MESS. it's a disaster, it's sad ... Because it used to be such a jewel for new orleans east and it's now an eyesore. SO MANY RESIDENTS SHARE THOSE SENTIMENTS THEY FORMED THE GROUP - CONCERNED CITIZENS OF EASTOVER LLC - AND HIRED ATTORNEY HENRY KLEIN TO REPRESENT THEM. all of the homes have lost about 50 percent of their value. BUT ON SATURDAY RESIDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO PAY MORE -- EVEN THOUGH THESE DAYS, THEY'RE GETTING MUCH LESS... PROPONENTS SAY THE STEEP HIKE IN TAXES WOULD SPARK A TURNAROUND... SUPPORTING SECURITY AND BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS. THE PROPOSITION TO ADD TO A "SPECIAL DISTRICT" WOULD MEAN AN ADDITIONAL $1600 A YEAR IN PROPERTY TAXES. HOMEOWNERS CURRENTLY PAY JUST OVER $1600 A YEAR, MEANING - IF THE PROPOSITION PASSES - KLEIN SAYS THE TAXES AND FEES TO LIVE HERE MAY DOUBLE. THE LAWSUIT HOPES TO BLOCK THAT POSSIBILITY. since 2005 they have they have allowed this development to exist like this. KLEIN AND HIS GROUP ARE ALSO CALLING FOR THE RESIGNATIONS OF THOSE WHO CONTROL THE FEES COLLECTED - THE EASTOVER CALLING FOR THE RESIGNATIONS OF THOSE WHO CONTROL THE FEES COLLECTED - THE EASTOVER PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATIONS BOARD MEMBERS. HE HAND DELIVERED THAT REQUEST THURSDAY. WE REACHED OUT TO NUMEROUS BOARD MEMBERS, NONE RESPONDED ABOUT THE LAWSUIT OR THE CALLS FOR THEIR RESIGNATIONS. AND THERE'S ALSO THIS CONCERN ... THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CONFIRMS THAT BECAUSE OF PAST DUE TAXES, IT CONTROLS THE LIENS ON ABOUT A HALF DOZEN PIECES OF LAND IN EASTOVER. A CITY HALL SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE CITY DOES NOT OWN ANY OF THE PROPERTIES IT HOLDS THE LIENS ON. THE VOTE IS TOMORROW AND WILL NEED A MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS IN THE AREA TO BE PASSED AND THEN IMPLEMENTED. KLEIN AND SOME RESIDENTS IN EASTOVER SAY THERE IS NO PLAN RIGHT NOW TO RE-OPEN THE GOLF COURSES IN THE SUBDIVISON. NOW TO A FIRST CHECK OF YOUR